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What is the CSI Effect?
What is the CSI Effect?
The CSI Effect refers to the unrealistic expectations about solving a crime that are created by popular TV crime dramas.
Why do experts worry about the CSI Effect?
Why do experts worry about the CSI Effect?
Experts worry that the general public and juries may not understand the realities of solving a crime due to the influence of TV crime dramas.
What do TV dramas like CSI tend to make solving a murder look like?
What do TV dramas like CSI tend to make solving a murder look like?
TV dramas like CSI tend to make solving a murder look easy and straightforward.
Where does most of the general public's knowledge about crime autopsies come from?
Where does most of the general public's knowledge about crime autopsies come from?
What goes into determining the cause of death during a crime autopsy?
What goes into determining the cause of death during a crime autopsy?
What are some unrealistic expectations about solving a murder that are influenced by TV crime dramas?
What are some unrealistic expectations about solving a murder that are influenced by TV crime dramas?
What is the term used to describe the phenomenon where the general public and juries have unrealistic expectations about solving a crime due to TV crime dramas?
What is the term used to describe the phenomenon where the general public and juries have unrealistic expectations about solving a crime due to TV crime dramas?
Why do experts worry about the general public's understanding of solving a crime?
Why do experts worry about the general public's understanding of solving a crime?
What is one misconception about crime autopsies that is influenced by TV dramas like CSI?
What is one misconception about crime autopsies that is influenced by TV dramas like CSI?
Where does most of the general public's knowledge about crime autopsies come from?
Where does most of the general public's knowledge about crime autopsies come from?
